“The Arts Connect” Conference Continues: Part XXVIII – Debi Lynne Baker
October 30, 2009Workshop: Creating Art With Technology = Understanding of Art Styles – Mary Pennington
Debi Lynn Baker
Have you wondered what to do with a room full of laptops? Debi Lynn Baker’s session of Creating Art with Technology = Understanding of Art Styles had lots of suggestions. Debi walked the participants through several examples of computer programs that allow students to explore different styles and periods in art.
The Artist’s Toolkit offers an interactive approach to the elements of art and principles of design.
Debi showed us how to make Pop Art greeting cards using Photo Booth and any word processing program.
Tuxpaint is an open-source drawing program that offers great effects for kids age 3 to 12 (or fun-loving grownups). Using Tuxpaint, Debi showed us how easy it is to get results that look like Impressionist paintings.
Acorn is an easy photo-editing program, already installed on MLTI laptops or a version is available for free download. Acorn is a great way to create Surrealist or dreamlike images. With a quick click in “Preferences” you can edit photos in iPhoto using Acorn’s features.
Debi is super-organized and keeps everything on a portaportal.com. Feel free to sign in as a guest (dbaker) or create your own site.
We all left the session with some great tips and tools for using technology to allow students to explore styles and periods in art.
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Hey I want Debi to come to Art in the Heart and show us some of this!!! yo hooo Debi!!!!
Great idea! I bet Debi would be glad to do a workshop for you folks. I hope you’ll contact her Randy and make this happen.